the first an agate rhyton cup, the second a mother-of-pearl plaque carved to show a pheasant besides flowering trees, the third a lapis lazuli figure of a fisherman with gilt metal base, the fourth an agate snuff bottle and the fifth a rose quartz figure of a fish.
Total height of tallest 9 1/2 in., 24 cm.
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
